Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Mill Creek

Ira Porwal

Ira is the Owner and Managing Director of Mathnasium of Mill Creek, Mathnasium of Bothell & Mathnasium of Maple Valley in WA. 

Sainam

Sainam is a recent graduate from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Mathematics and a minor in Applied Mathematics. Her love for math led her to Mathnasium, where she is passionate about teaching and inspiring young children to develop a strong foundation in mathematics. Sainam is excited to share her skills across a wide range of mathematical concepts, fostering a love for learning in every student she teaches.

Matthew

Matthew has a B.S. in mechanical engineering and minors in nuclear engineering and mathematics from The Ohio State University. He has a never ending love for learning that he wants to share with others, so he is continuing his education with a masters in teaching from Seattle University. He says that math is in everything and that everything in math has a purpose, as math is the language of the natural world. Outside of Math: He was a competitive fencer for over a decade and his most recent result is being the 2021 division 1 men’s epee national champion. He also played the trumpet for over 10 years and can solve any size or shape of Rubik's puzzle, having never once looked up or been taught a solution method.

Seema

Seema holds a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering and brings over 20 years of experience in software engineering and management. Recently, she has transitioned to math tutoring, where she blends her passion for teaching with her love for mathematics. In addition to her tutoring, Seema is a dance and fitness enthusiast, sharing her joy for movement by teaching dance to seniors. In her free time, she enjoys painting with acrylics and colored pencils, expressing her creativity through art.

Brian

Brian has a B.S. in computer science from the University of Washington. He's always enjoyed math and believes it's the most important subject taught in school. He aims to help the students at Mathnasium enjoy math the same way he does. In his free time, he likes to go on runs and play video games.

Priyank Porwal

Priyank is the Owner and Managing Director of Mathnasium of Mill Creek, Bothell and Maple Valley. He is currently an Engineering Manager in Google Cloud and has previously worked at Salesforce and Microsoft, with almost two decades of software engineering and management experience. He has done MS in Computer Science from UNC Chapel Hill and Bachelor’s of Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, India; was also a state-level Math Olympiad winner during high-school. He strongly believes that math is essential to everyday life and agrees wholeheartedly with Mathnasium's focus on Number Sense.

Joy

Joy was born and raised in Washington. She is currently a student at Henry M. Jackson High School and taking Algebra 2, AP Environmental Science and AP Human Geography lasses. She loves working with kids and help them solving complex problems in an easy way. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and friends and plays the flute.